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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Finding a Nest

I know I'm a nester. I don't like to be transient, I don't like not to be settled. We've spent the last 24 hours in Kansas City on a marathon house hunting expedition. I'm tired, it's hard, but I need a place to lay my head. Pictures are worth a thousand words, but they lie too. So many places are not what they appear to be.

I know I want it to be modern. I'm not opposed to doing work. We'd love to be in a neighborhood that is walkable, artistic and nut bread. We want to be in the city. We're not suburban people. This is the one place we found that might work for us. It's a foreclosure which is a risk and it needs work on kitchens and bathrooms but as you can see it's got an amazing view, some great spaces and the location is perfect. Bruno will struggle with the stairs.

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Oh, very very interesting. I can see you beautiful quilts decorating the walls and hanging off those balconies - transforming an empty, echoing building into a loving, warm home.Good luck with whatever you both decide.

It looks very modern and open, I love the floors and the industrial aspects of the design. It might be a bit scary if you are expecting a lot of grandchildren to be hanging about maybe. I would worry about the dog too, but dogs are adaptable. Are you looking at houses too?

It looks like a wonderful place but I would worry about Bruno, too. If the stairs can be carpeted that will help him some. In addition to them struggling to get UP the stairs I always worry abou them losing their footing and falling DOWN the stairs.

I was wondering what "nut bread" was about, I thought maybe it was fantastic bakery's within walking distance... I could see quilts hanging in that place..... And Bruno, ahhh, hope it works for him....

If that's the neighborhood I'm thinking it is (can you get views like that anywhere else in KC?!) it is the place to be :) we drive up there for the sno-cones and the views from the walking path bridges. Plus, all the funky, artsy houses are eye-candy!Hope you find a place to nest your family soon!

With that much natural light creating will be amazing, but hanging quilts will be a little difficult. Sunlight eats color given time but so necessary for work. You will have a great time figuring it out.

Looks like a great place! I am in a similar boat, moving from one city to another, trying to find the perfect place. We picked up keys to our new apartment yesterday and I am a little underwhelmed with the place. It's right downtown, very walkable, but I am just not a fan of the space. I am hoping once I get moved in and have my stuff there it will be better. Hope whatever happens you get just the place you need!

Looks like a space with lots of creative potential. You could perhaps keep your dog on the lower floor, depending on the layout. When my dog got very old, and finally couldn't handle the stairs, he stopped coming upstairs to sleep with us, even though he'd always slept in our bedroom, and even often in our bed. Subsequently, at the very end of his life, when he would occasionally lose his bowels during sleep or at least not with enough time to get out side, we let him sleep outside. He adjusted remarkably well to both changes, without any "complaints." We would, of course, still keep him in the house and with us, when we were awake and downstairs,and that's where he died, eventually.

This place has amazing potential! It's the kind of place that if you don't do it, you'll be thinking about the "what ifs" for years to come. It may be really really difficult to go through the process of dealing with the banks and the reno, but once that's over, you'll have an amazing space! Good luck!

My best to you and all the changes in your life. I can only imagine how much stress this is creating. My daughter and her husband are moving across the country (very quickly) and had to find a house in four days. This space looks beautiful.

It sure looks like a space you'd love to be in. I'm hearing a lot of hesitation and apprehension in your "voice". If it doesn't embrace you the moment you walk in, no matter the look, conditions, circumstances and doubts, the Universe has other plans for you. Be patient. I'd keep looking and maybe expand my horizons a little. Bon chance.

The light looks beautiful in this place. You could probably lay down a partial ramp over the stairs for the dog. Wish I could come wherever you're going. I, too, live in Chicago. It wears me down. We like the diversity, especially in the high schools my daughters will attend this fall. Would never move to the suburbs--but I always wonder if there is a gem of a city somewhere for me that doesn't require quite so much effort. After high school is done I will probably relocate. I'm secretly happy for you.

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